Cross vs Portage

Cross

name
  • A town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States. 

  • A hamlet in Goodleigh parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS6034). 

  • An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States. 

  • A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a stone cross on a road. 

  • A hamlet in St Dominick parish, east Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX4067) 

  • An unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. 

  • A hamlet in Georgeham parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS4539). 

  • A hamlet north of Ellesmere, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3936). 

  • A village in Compton Bishop parish, Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4154). 

  • A settlement on the Isle of Lewis, Western Isles council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NB5062). 

  • A village and townland in County Clare, Ireland, Irish spelling An Chrois. 

  • A village in County Mayo, Ireland, Irish spelling An Chrois. 

Portage

name
  • A city, the county seat of Columbia County, Wisconsin. 

  • A town in Livingston County, New York. 

  • A ghost town and former settlement in Alaska, which was destroyed by an earthquake in 1964. 

  • A home rule borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. 

  • A city in Portage Township, Porter County, Indiana. 

  • A settlement in Prince Edward Island, Canada. 

  • A village in Wood County, Ohio. 

  • A city in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. 

  • A community in Cape Breton Regional Municipality, on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. 

  • A number of townships in the United States, listed under Portage Township. 

  • A small town in Box Elder County, Utah, named after Portage County in Ohio. 

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